Use the below document on "How To" submit Cost Updates using the Merchandising Tool for proposals.
Attached is a PDF version of the below guide for you and your team to have on-hand. You will also find an excel file example for reference.
Proposals | Submitting Cost Updates against Pre-Existing Items
Step 1: Login to the RevCascade Onboarding tool (https://onboarding.revcascade.com)
Step 2: Click Merchandising at the top of the screen
Step 3: Click Submit New Products
Step 4: Click Let’s Get Started!
Step 5: Use the drop-down bar to select the desired department in which you are submitting a proposal against
Step 6: Select “No, all items only require a single carton”
Step 7: The below Workflow Steps will need to be completed in order to submit your proposal to the Retailer successfully
- First Step, click GO to upload products
Step 8: Download the Retailer Template (if not already on-hand)
Step 9: If you do not want to re-apply all the product attributes for a pre-existing product you are submitting Cost Updates for, only the following columns are required upon import :
- SKU
- NAME
- WHOLESALE COST
**NOTE: If you keep all column attributes on the file and don’t populate, all pre-existing data will be overwritten/removed
Step 10: Select the file you have created for Cost Updates - Click Schedule Import
Step 11: Your file will then be added to the Queue for import. You can click Refresh after a few moments to view your files’ import progress
- Once the file has completed import, your Progress should reflect 100%
- Click Build Proposal
Step 12: Click Complete Import on the following screen. This screen is to confirm the amount of products on the proposal
Step 13: You will now proceed to complete the Workflow Steps
- Next Step, click GO to Review Product Data
Step 14: Here is where you can review all imported products
- You can also click on the bolded SKU Name to view all individual product attribute information from your file (all attributes for existing SKU’s will auto-populate by the system if you did not provide on the file)
Step 15: After you have reviewed products, Click Complete Review to complete task
Step 16: You will now proceed to complete Workflow Steps
- Next Step, click GO to Review Attribute Compatibility
Step 17: If all products imported pass the RevCascade Compatibility Test, you will see the below confirmation
- Click Complete Compatibility to proceed
Step 18: Click Submit to (Retailers Name) once tasks have been completed and Proposal is ready to review for approval
